微言大義
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Chinese[edit]
opposite opinion; subtle commentary; laconic expression of opinion | big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
justice; righteousness; meaning | ||
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trad. (微言大義) | 微言 | 大 | 義 | |
simp. (微言大义) | 微言 | 大 | 义 | |
Literally: “Sparse words, grand ideas”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: weiyándàyì
- Wade–Giles: wei1-yen2-ta4-i4
- Yale: wēi-yán-dà-yì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiyandahyih
- Palladius: вэйяньдаи (vɛjjanʹdai)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wéiyándàyì
- Wade–Giles: wei2-yen2-ta4-i4
- Yale: wéi-yán-dà-yì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiyandahyih
- Palladius: вэйяньдаи (vɛjjanʹdai)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯³⁵ jɛn³⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mei4 jin4 daai6 ji6
- Yale: mèih yìhn daaih yih
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei4 jin4 daai6 ji6
- Guangdong Romanization: méi4 yin4 dai6 yi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯²¹ jiːn²¹ taːi̯²² jiː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
微言大義